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Demographic and geographical determinants of human olfactory perception of 909 individuals inhabiting 16 regions.

Eva Drnovsek, Nixon M Abraham, Jancy N Abraham, Rafieh Alizadeh, Ines Aloulou, Lixin Chen, Ma Lourdes Berioso Enecilla, Marco Aurélio Fornazieri, Johannes Frasnelli, Juan Martin Fuselli and 39 more

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Eva DrnovsekSmell & Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Nixon M AbrahamLaboratory of Neural Circuits and Behaviour (LNCB), Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Jancy N AbrahamLaboratory of Neural Circuits and Behaviour (LNCB), Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Rafieh AlizadehENT and Head and Neck Research Center and Department, The Five Senses Health Institute, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ines AloulouPMR Department A, Institut Kassab, Manouba, Tunisia.
Lixin ChenChemical Senses and Mental Health Laboratory, Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Ma Lourdes Berioso EnecillaSt. Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, Manila, Philippines.
Marco Aurélio FornazieriUniversidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Brazil.
Johannes FrasnelliDepartment of Anatomy, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada.
Juan Martin FuselliHospital Naval Dr. Pedro Mallo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Fatima GansataoEast Avenue Medical Center, Quezon City, Manila, Philippines.
Cagdas GuducuDokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biophysics, Izmir, Türkiye.
Anna Kristina HernandezSmell & Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Marlise K HoferDepartment of Psychology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada.
Salina HusainDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Reda KamelDepartment of Otolaryngology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Vitoria F KhouriPontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUC-PR), Curitiba, Brazil.
Francesco LoyDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, SP 8 Cittadella Universitaria, Monserrato, Italy.
Mehmet K MahmutFood, Flavour and Fragrance Lab, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Daniel MarekInstitute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.
Carla MasalaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, SP 8 Cittadella Universitaria, Monserrato, Italy.
Natália Medeiros Dias LopesGEM - Centro De Excelencia Em Pesquisa, Ensino E Atencao A Saude, Londrina, Brazil.
Élizabeth MichalukDepartment of Anatomy, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada.
Imen MiriLaboratory of Clinical Psychology, Intersubjectivity and Culture, Faculty of Medicine in Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Marjan MirsalehiENT and Head and Neck Research Center and Department, The Five Senses Health Institute, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Plamena MitevaSmell & Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Anasuha MusaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Hanène NaijaPMR Department A, Institut Kassab, Manouba, Tunisia.
Keigo NakaachiDepartment of Otolaryngology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
Michal PieniakFood, Flavour and Fragrance Lab, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Jayant M PintoDepartment of Surgery, Pritzker School of Medicine, the University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, IL, USA.
Patricia Portillo MazalHospital Naval Dr. Pedro Mallo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Ahmed RadwanDepartment of Otolaryngology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Farhad RafieiENT and Head and Neck Research Center and Department, The Five Senses Health Institute, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Devesh RawatLaboratory of Neural Circuits and Behaviour (LNCB), Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Aleksandra ReichertInstitute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.
Henrique O ScussiattoDepartment of Surgery, Pritzker School of Medicine, the University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, IL, USA.
Hozifa Alsaid ShetaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Sharanya M ThodupunooriDepartment of Surgery, Pritzker School of Medicine, the University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, IL, USA.
Brianna J TurnerDepartment of Psychology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada.
Hangying WuChemical Senses and Mental Health Laboratory, Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Fiona WylieFood, Flavour and Fragrance Lab, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Ayaho YoshinoDepartment of Otolaryngology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
Laiquan ZouChemical Senses and Mental Health Laboratory, Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Barbara ZyzelewiczInstitute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.
Gregory N BratmanSchool of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Asifa MajidDepartment of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Thomas HummelSmell & Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Anna OleszkiewiczSmell & Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.

Funding

Pilot Program CoreP30ES027792 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI Gokhan M. Mutlu, Gail S Prins · 2017 to 2026
$13.6M
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES027792
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The hedonic perception of odors is similar worldwide. However, our perception of smells is much more than just determining whether an odor is pleasant or not. Here, we expanded this assessment by recruiting 909 people from 16 regions of the world and measuring 12 perceptual dimensions (e.g., pleasantness, intensity, edibility), which were aggregated into an olfactory perceptual fingerprint. We used two fingerprints: descriptor-specific and odor-specific. Age, gender, and region explained 1.1%, 0.3%, and 9.6% of variance in the descriptor-specific fingerprints, respectively. Similarly, age, gender, and region explained 0.5%, 0.3%, and 8.2% of variance in the odor-specific fingerprints. Interestingly, odor intensity was more regionally dependent than pleasantness. Thus, olfactory perception across the globe may be better differentiated by odor intensity than pleasantness. Although there is some influence of individual and cultural backgrounds, human perception of odors appears to be quite similar worldwide, even when assessed using 12 perceptual dimensions.

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Biological sciencesClinical neuroscienceNatural sciencesNeuroscienceSensory neuroscience

Identifiers

PMID41169516
PMCPMC12570350

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